The Sun. — London, England, 1836-01-05 00:00:00

MUINTICIPAL . ELECTIONS. MEMBERS OF CERTAIN rv'HOSE SEATS ARE, NEXT GENERAL ELF, Andover, Sir J. W. Pollen Ludlow. Lord Clive and L. Barnstaple, Major, Fancourt , Charlton BedfOrd, Capt. I,ymington, W. A.' Mackinnon Berwick, J. Bradshaw 'Macclesfield, J. Ryle Beverley. J. W. Hogg ‘laidstone, W. Lewis Boston, T. Brownrigg daldon, Q. Dick Brecon, G. M. R. Morgan Newark, W. E. Gladstone Biiiignorai, T. C. WlTitmolt NeWcastle-ender-Lyne, Sir W. and R. Pigot H. Miller and E. Peel Bridport; H bTwiss Newcastle-upOn-Tyne, Sir Bury St. Edmund's, Earl Jer- W. Ridley myn . Norwich, Lord Stormont and Canterbury, S. R. Lushingtcl the Hon. R. Scarlett Cardiff, J. Nicholl Oxford, W. H. Hughes and Carmarthen, D. Lew's • D. Maclean Chichester, Lord A. Lennox Penryn, R. W. Freshfield and J. A. Smith Pontefract, Lord Pollington Chippenham, J. Neeld and H. Reading, C. Russell G. Bolderb' Ripon, 'Sir C. Dalbiac and F. Colchester, R. Sanderson aml Pemberton Sir G. H. Smith sandwich, G. Price Denbigh, W. Jones Scirbonough, Sir F. Trench Devizes, Sir P. Durham or Shrewslnirv, Sir J. Hanmer J. &ttotirtl and J.' C. Pelham Dorchester, Hon. A. Cooper-Sunderland, Ald. Thompson and R. Williams St. Ives, J. Halse Durham, A. Trevor Tewkesbury, W. Dowdeswcll P,vesbatin; -P. Borthwick Truro, E. Vivian Eye, Sir E. Kerrison Warwick, Sir C. Grcville Guildford, C. B Wall Wells, Lee Lee -,ancaster, T: Greene I Wenlock, Hon. C. Forster and Leeds, Sir J. Beckett J. M. Gaskell Leicester,. Sergeant Goulburn Wigan, J. H. Kearsley and T. Gladstone Winchester, J. B. East and W. Leominster, Lord Hotham B. Baring Lichfield, Sir -E: D. 'Scott Windsor, Sir John Elly Lincoln, Colonel Sibthorp Yarmouth, W. M. Praed and Liverpool, Lord Sandon B. Baring Lynn, Sir S. Canning !York, J. H. Lowther We have been twitted-by the Orange prints with the fact that a small majority of English Members are Conservatives. May we ask how many of the above representatives of rotten Tory corporations they expect to see in any future Parliament Jef Great Britain ?-11/Orning Paper. .", REFORMED BOROUGHS NOT SECURE AT THE CTION. SWANSEA. ne following gentlemen were elected Aldermen ; Mr. J. H. Vivian, 16 ; Mr. J. W. Dillwyn, .14 ; Colonel Cameron, 14 ; Mr. R. M. Philipps, 12 ; Sir John -Morris, , ,,Bart., 10 ; Mr. Starling Benson, 7-8. The number for Mr. J. Gore was seven, when a new ballot took •place, the result of which • was that Mr. Benson had a majority of one. The Council then declared that the three last-named indi viduals, having the lowest numbers, were to go out of office at the end of threeyears, and that the three first-named per sons were to remain for the six years in, office, as prescribed by the Act. This - morning (Friday) the Council met again, for the pur ose of choosing the Mayor. for the ensuing year.—Sir John _Morris prbposed Colonel Cameron as a fit and proper,perscn to: be elected Mayor. and .Mr. R. Anburyi jun., seconded the nomination. Mr. John . Davies proposed Mr. R. Mansel Phi lipps, as a fit and proper person to be elected Mayor, which was seconded kv Mr. David Sanders. The mode of voting was by ballot, at - t4' the, result was, that Colonel Cameron was declared to be duly elected the Mayor for this Borough for the present year. 'ne Mayor elect then received the congra tulations of his friends upon taking office ; and the, Council proceeded so the Election of Town Clerk, when Mr.' Thomas ..Thomas, solicitor, was appointed. 2t Al moil s. HEATH. r a ;10(11'01d -rd gOn Thursday, the Council met at the. . Townliall,.whgn the, following Gentlemen were elected. Aldermen ,from among the Constituency, who w ere qualified to be .on the Council.,:— Mr. J. H. G ran t, Captain Warde, R.N., Mr. T. D. Place, Mr. John Rowland. This morning (Friday)'the Council met again, and elected .1. H. Grant, Esquire, the Mayor for this Borough fur the pri3sezit year. CARDIFF. On Thursday, the following Gentlemen were elected by the Councillors as Aldermen :—T. R. Guest, Esquire, Walter Coffin, Esquire, W. Pritchard, Esquire, John Bird, Esquire, C. C. Williams, Esquire, W. Towgood, Esq. The COunci . ? -yesterday were to elect the Mayor, and it was generally expected that T. R. Guest, Esquire, would be una nimously fixed upoil as the first Chief Officer under the new PEMBROKE. The borough of Penihroke divided into two Wards, namely, East Pembroke and Pernbroke Dock (improperly' called Pater.) Great ez,citement has prevailed in both Wards for some time, more particularly in Pembroke, they being fear ful of losing the power they. have so long wielded in the Corpo ration now defunct, and jeaksus of the anticipated strength of the adjoining Ward. The. animation caused among the bur gesses of Pembroke Dock, originated in their anxiety to elect such Councilmen only as would rt'flect credit on their choice, In respect for the high privilege placed in their hands for the :first tim e by the new Municipal Act. —This Ward being so :far distant from the Town -Hall, and. the great number of Bur gesses entitled to, vote, a Deputy Mayor was appointed to hold a Court at the Vic‘oria Hotel, Pembroke Dock. • ThelpSineililbf the day commenced with great spirit , and ailonid °Mlle iiarties eligible for Councilmen had canvassed far the office, it was left solely to the Burgesses to appoint the most worthy: They have acquitted themselves by 'electing men from among themselves, residents in their own Ward, of known 'independent and honourable principles. • And far as the power has been placed in their hands, they have not disappointed their 61ends, by calling into the office of Aldermen, in their Ward, gentlemen so well-known for their independence, high talents, and integrity, and their willingness to correct abuses. . . The Aldermen are :—Chkrles Lord, Esq., Thomas \lansel, Esq., and M. Phelps, Esq. As the parties are supposed to be equally matched in the above 'Wards,. a hard struggle will most probably be the conse quence for the. choice of a Mayor. HAVERFORDWESTc 4 ,. On Thursday, a fter some deliberation an propositions made, the Councillors eliv_lded, when there appeared for Mr. James, n ; Mr. ,Higgon ; Mr. Dians, 10 ; Sir William Philipps, 8 ; Mr. Griffiths, 8 ; and Dr. Morgan, 2. As Sir William Philipps and Mr. GriffiAs vvereequal, Sir William declined the apppointment, when ,\lr. Jaines, Mr. Higgon, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Griffiths were deNared duly elected Aldermen. They then proceeded to appoint those Of the Aldermen, who should ' go out of office in the year 1'03; when the numbers appeared For those who were 'to continto for six years—Mr. Jarnes,6 Mr. Griffiths, 4 ; and for those wao were to go out in 1838 : Mr. Biggon, 3 • Mr. Evans, 3. The two latter are accord ingly appointed go out in that year. To supply the four vacancies occasioned by the election of Councillors to be Al dermen, Mr. William Griffiths, one of the defeated candidates at the former contest, has again addressed the electors for their suffrages, and a meeting of - the burgesses will be to morrow convened,. when - four persons will be propose d to the town for their acc &ptance, to avoid the toil and inconvenience of a personal eanvu:79": Mr. Henry Lewis intends to offer himself as a Candiciate. Mr. R. James is spoken of as the person intended to be elected Mayor. TRURO. On Thursday the ,Councillors assembled at the Town; Hiil. l , and electedsix-aldermen, in accordance with . the provi sions of the Act. The following are the names of the gentle men oo whom this honor was conferred; Mr. Borlase, Mr. Trea:lor:. Capt. Kempe, •Mr. - BUllmore, Mr. Tealor, and Mr. Robert .Blee ; the whole of whom are decidedly liberal, and the three . first unsuccessful candidates for the office of Town Concillors;. There are now twenty reformers in the Town Council ; ,the. election of the mayor wlll,, take place this rnornin,v. • , , In Truro, as" well as in several. of the other Boroughs of the county, many Dis,:,euters entertaine - d . conseientious scruples in reference to the keclaration. requif4d;respgoting the Church. A measure of reliLlf in this particular, is imperatively called for and will, we trust,. he, passed in the next Seision of Parlia ment. - . , I , I:NRYN. , The contest here was ,not a political .one, the struggle being between' the old Coept , ratiu.z influence, and the general body of rate-payers. Only xwo of the fermer corporators 'Were elected, viz., Messrs. R. _Williams and W. P. R.obertri!. —Tbe following are the new G. , unclilors :—William Ed cone 212 ; James Bird Read,..204; ; Mrfield, 179 ; Thoinas Grey Trencry, 168 ; John Steele, 163; Richard 'Williams, 158; Robert Earle, 137 ; ..Tame3 Blarney, 134; William Pender Roberts, 124; John Austin, 120 ; Joseph Brokenshir 119 ; Edward Rapson , 114. Messrs. Wm. Cor field, T. O Trenery, Robert Earle,'and James Blarney, were yesterday elected. Aldermen. FALMOUTH. The .Tories it: this borough were so conscious of their . weakness, that thoy did not attempt a contest. The conse quence was, that the .electiOn was carried on with the most perfect tranquillity. Ten Reformers were e lected, and two Torie s , influenti a l i n h a Nla:its of the town, and members o f the old Corporation, were ad , mi.tted to share the new municipal honours , Me s s rs . C orn i s h wereil.k chosen er, fi „j s expected IV. Lake, Esq., , one of the oldest RefOnnt:Ys of the town, will be ,elected Mayor. ~._ At the first ineeti u , ' CA" ' /11-----7.c. 111EN, Dac: 26. the atildhall on Thu%dat. the new Town Councillors. held at ! nimously elected Alderni 3 e ' ; the following gentlemen were una- Charlcsjones, currier ; , m : . —Mr.• J. Jenkins, surgeon; Mr. Capt. J. G. Phillips, IZ. N. . .;rhos. Morris, senior, banker ; . , .1r Lean R Mr. T. T. • Webl?ivinc-merchani. Cps, merchant ; and The utmost . v,Ved ill'roughout the, meeting. jvhieh. unanimity pre lowing. day, when it is expeeted-,„ .... :adjourned Until tho ful ,aist. phillipps will be elected Mayor for the ensuing,year. The election of the Town Councillor s for this borotigh has ....im,clesed--the result ail! be gratifyi„ I . —former , The Liberals have ..fOnght th 1 . 4 tO . 4 every o and effect, and have sueceetled in eleg-F with' greai 7.:Liberals, men of respectability and character, "le °au ' but exception attached to Lord M 11-0 e.__ ur.c.4 Coy e;n a y . y r l id wiVo2lt :,, J -- Tories -- ,in this town, as a party, are . now co - ._ent.. The dilated, and come the next Parliamentary , ; , rletcly a e °* l, 4: h • w en it may, we shall be in a condition to Yet= a Liberal' m i. , i .a>, in;tead of the present Tory gentleman from Llanelly. The cm. eluding scene'of the day was most humorous, and at the same time a cutting satire upon the defeated party. Imme diately upon the closing of the poll, the last funeral rites of the defunct Corporation were performed. A large procession started from the Committee-room and hotel of the Liberal's, headed by a band of music, playing the " Dead March in Saul," followed by a coffin and pall, borne by six , men, and ilso a large 1)0,x, representing the Corporation chest, with the words, " for sale" painted in front. After perambUlating some .of the leading thoroughfares of the town, both coffin and chest were thrown into a ditch, there to rot and perish. Not the slightest disturbance or breace of the peace took place. • TAMWORTH. The persons at present• elected are as follow, and are placed in order according to the number of votes they obtained at the poll:—Mr. William Parsons, jun., Mr. John Hall, Mr. lo seph Knight, Mr. John Butler, *Mr. Richard Bennett, Mr. Richard Bird, Mr. Robert Kirkman Fallows, Mr. Robert Ne vil, Mr. Thomas Arnold, 4 114 r. Francis Hunter, Mr. Thomas Buckerfield, and Mr. Robert Fowler. The two members marked are new members ; the others were members of-the old corporate body, which consisted of 24 Burgesses.—Bir mingitain Journal. COVENTRY. The following gentlemen, all decided Reformers, were chosen .Aldermen without opposition :—Henry Cadwallader Adams, Esq., of, Anstey ; Charles Harris, Esq., Mr. John Phillips,. , Bryan Dunn, Mr. Joseph Howe, Mark Pear man, Esq.., to sit for six years. Mr. Thomas Howell Merri.. dew, Mr. Thomas Tann, Mr. John Smith, Mr. Samuel Hen nell, Joseph Newton, Mr. William Sergeant, to sit for three years. The Choice of Mayor being the next business, Mr. A. Her bert proposed, and Mr. Hands seconded Henry Cadwallader Adams, Esq., of Anstey, to fill that office, which upon being put, was carried without opposition. CHESTER. The Tories can only count five noses out of the thirty Town Councillors, and several of the five may more properly be dubbed with the recently coined cOgnomen of Conservative Radicals ; and they are known to be men of 'business habits ; men in whose integrity the most scrupulous may place implicit confidence. The new Town Council assembled on Thuriday, in the Pentice-court, to choose the Aldermen according 'to the provisions of the Act ; the election was terminated by the body voting on the same plan as that adopted in choice of Coun cillor, each Town Councillor writing the names of the persons for whom he wished to vote, and attaching his own name thereto. on a voting paper. The following are the gentlemen selected ; Mr. Thomas Dixon, Mr. Edward S. Walker, Mr. Cross, Mr. George Allender, Mr. Hassall, Mr. Edward Ducker, Mr. W. Brown, Mr. Henry Kelsall, Mr. G. B. Granville, and Mr. Alexander Booth. The • five former are the Aldermen chosen to serve for six years. The question whether another election must take place to supply the place in the Council of those gentlemen who have been chosen Aldermen, has been sub mitted to the Secretary of State. If his answer should be in the armative', notice will, of course, be issued at the earliest possible opportunity. The Mayor will be chosen this day.-- Chester Chronicle of Friday. CLITHEROE. The election of the Municipal officers under the New Cor poration Act, took place in. this borough on Saturday last. At the hour appointed the in-bailiff , supported by the javelin men, s'ergeant-at-mace, &c. &c., 'opened the Court in due form, for the election of twelve Councillors. The in-bailiff presided in the Court-house, and appointed Mr. W. L. Oddie as hiS deputy to take the votes in the counciLellamber. The voting commenced at nine o'clock, and continued. until 'four, when it was ascertained that more than two hundred bur gesses had recorded their voices in favour of twelve of the most respectable inhabitants of the Reform interest, who had been unanimously .nominated on the 24th instant, at a meet ing held at the Brownlow Arms Inn. About a dozen bur gesses voted for the Tory candidates Some of the Tory candidates were absolutely frantic on finding that only one burgess had voted for them, and gave vent . to their passion by by 'the most abusive language. The following is the state of the poll : REFORMERS.—Thomson, Primrose, 215 ; Garnett, Roefield, 214 ; Horsfall, Wachloy-hall, 214 ; J. Hodgson, 213 ; W. Cockshott, 213 .• G. Braithwaite, 213 ; J. Hawarth, brewer , 214 ; R. Hornby, 213 ; H. Robinson, 212 ; J. Stewart, 213 ; H. Whalley, 183 ; J. Hawarth, grocer, 200. TORIES.—W. L. Oddie, 7; L. Baldwin, 4 ; T. Bowman, 3 ; J. Watson, 3 ; R. Kay, 1 ; J. Henderson, 1 ; J. Nowell, 1 ; W. Arkwright, 1 ; J. Garforth, 1`; J. Thomson, hatter, 1; W. B. Dewhurst, 1. The change is - a complete "revolution." There will not be a single Tory in the new corporation ! The borough, therefore, is entirely rid of the "old leaven," who squandered and wasted the public funds in revelry, whilst they almost whollS , ne glected the comfort and welfare of the inhabitants. - That a different order of things willnow prevail the character of the income of chosen is an ample gdarantee. The annual of the borough, arising frotn property, principally held under long leases, granted some years ago by the burgesses to each other, for small or nominal considerations, will, we believe, still amount to upwards of 100/. per annum. But for these leases, this piepeirty, we are assured, would produce from 5001. to 6001. a year ! The difference, therefore, has been 'annually pocketed by the Tory burgesses of the borough; a proof how worthy they are to be entrusted with public property I We re joice exceedingly that the Reformers of Clitheroe, in whose welfare we feel a warm interest, have so nobly done their duty. They have given the final blow to Toryism in their borough ; and we must .heartily congratulate them on the achievement of an object so desirable. Poor Toryism 1. Peace to its manes 1 --:-Blatkburn Gazette. DERBY. 'The following gentlemen have just been elected to the office.of Aldermen in this borough. Those marked * were previ6usty members of the council : J. *Mr. J. Barber, Mr. Joseph Bridp;ett, *Dr. Bent, *Mr. Bingham, *Mr. Crompton, *Dr. Forester , M r. S. Gamble, *Mr. Jessopp, *Mr. Strutt, M.P., *Mr. Joseph Strutt, *Mr: John Sanders, *Mr. S. J. Wright. Fourteen members of the new town council were members of the old corporation; thirty-one profess Whig - or Liberal principles, and five only are Conservatives. —Derby Reporter. LEICESTER. On the motion of Dr. Noble, seconded by Mr . Bige, the following, being all Reformers, were elected, on Thursday, aldermen of Leicester : ' Robert Birkley, Thomas Paget, senior, surgeon, James Richards, Joseph Wheatley, Joseph Cripps, John Ryley, James Spurrett, Samuel Cartwright, William E. Hutchinson, Samuel Waters, John Bailey, Henry Highton, James Cort, sen., and John Fowkes. On Friday last, at twelve o'clock, the aldermen and coun cillors (of whom there was a full attendance) proceeded to the choice of a mayor. Mr. Alderman Paget (surgeon) was called to the chair, and'after a few other observations, said that he trusted his col leagues, in the course of their remarks, would treat the late corporation as tenderly as possible. They, all knew the old adage, " De mortuis nil .nisi bonum ;" arid as there was not much bonum in the defunct body, the less\said the better.— (Laughter.)• Peace.to its manes, especially as, next to Lord John Russell, it had been (though not intentionally) the most instrumental ;gent in bringing about a reform in our municipal institutions.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) Mr. Hodgson then said, that he rose with great pleasure to more that Thomas Paget, Esq..be the Mayor of Leicester for the ensuing year.—(Applause.) Ile proposed Mr. Paget as a gentleman more than any other possessing the confidence of the Council, and as being the most fitting member of their body to administer the just and impartial government which he had so long and so zealously laboured to attain for the borough of Leicester.—( Applause.) • Mr. John Coltman seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously.—Leieester Chronicle. MARLBOROUGH. As might be anticipated, the Marquis of Aylesbury, by his landlord power, has procured the election of his old Corpora tion to the Town-council. On the day of election his steward was seen driving the burgesses up to the polling-places. It was pitiable to see respectable tradesmen, with conscious looks of shame at their degradation, deliver their votes in breach of their promises. These poor men, who hold their tenantries by political prostration, regardless as well of their plighted vows as of the pernicious evil they do the town, in defiance, of all moral conviction, and in violation of one of their most sacred obligations, are driven to vote for persons who have converted the public property and the institutions of the town to their own private purposes. One of this noble man's tenants, on being asked for his vote, replied that he had none to give— they•were his landlord's. Another wrote the following letter to the Marquis : " Marlborough Green, Dec. 17, 1835. "Mr LORD MARQUIS--I am in a sad predicament about my votes for the Councillors. lam anxious to obey your commands, and vote for the old Corporation; but before the bailiff called upon me, I had promised my votes to the new Corporation' thinking they would do more good for t h e town than the old ones have done. Now I hardly knoiv what to be at, because if I do not vote for the new ones I shall break my promise, and shall be ashamed to show my face among my neighbours; and I am afraid if I should keep my promise I should displease you, and get turned out. lam very much diBttessed in mind upon this business, and I shall be greatly oblige:l if you will tell me whether I am or not to break my promise. "I am, my, Lord, &c. " To the Marquis of Aylesbury, Tottenham Park." Although an answer was promised to this letter, none wi received ; but the voter regarded his promise, and fulfilled :i probably at the expense of being turned out. This noble man is on the burgess-roll, but had not the con rage to chew himself at the polling-place. Can it be matter of astonishment that,' after the town is so degraded by the oppressive conduct of this hereditary nui saitoe that on the ai:Douncement of the election of his nomi ong and loud groans should be given for h i m , D ees ;twee i which vibrated A n the Mayor's, 90 other nominees' ears , and occasioned them to quit the scene in doyhle quick time, to avoid perhaps sometAting less agreeable than On execration of the populace. I 4 . t4 Corporation l °r . l w : i 4 t.: 4r 'o t- 5. : °11 .. 411 . 1-lael'it 1:71)11:11rdt. Mr. Town-Clerk Merriman, when a the bar of the 1 - 1014 e o f L0. ,4, fir , his examination, iiii e,crno u ;:: ~,f , o w ~M t.un u c).pi 1: eport . which stated tilai.' ignoranee - be elected in:;:Z !!. 110 Lordship could sent of the NfarqUis, ci..... 4419!-ItO to palm on the flere cii:tarics a contradiction of it. \Vint simplicity, falseness; can plead an 'excuse for such an attempt? , Under the old system of self and secret election, his Lord enjoy his unconstitutiengl itnerferegoei shrouded 17 hi s my , • • THE SUTN, loNpoN t TIT tsn midons ; but under the new he has exhibited himself shrouded in his real charmOr---Oe suppOrter . •of . eorroptiou and oppression. -•- • ' There is a remedy for this disgraceful abuse of power—the Bal.lot I The Ballot can alone save this Peer ridden town from its political degradation. —Bath Guardian. BERWICK. ..........., .. _ _.. __ ELECTION OF ALDERMEN.—The Councillors again met at twelve o'clOck, on Thursday, whew, they proceeded to the elec tion of Aldermen, which was decided in thei- c election of the following gentlemen :—Messrs. William W . ..in, ironmonger, George Paterson, draper, Thomas Th om ' . ; harbour-mas ter, Charles Robson, gentleman, John Dewail.corn-Merchant, and Thomas Bocrue, draper. • ... ELECTION OF 7MA YOIL—The Council held their first quar terly meeting to-day, at which they re-elected John Wilson, Esq., Tweed. House, Mayor ; T. J. Steel, Esq., Treasurer ; M. Jameson, Esq., Town Clerk ; and at the same time John Pratt, Esq., was appointed Sheriff'. PRINZ ANCE.—A few TO'ries have been elected Town- Councillors here, but the majority are Reformers; we give the list below. They Mayor and - five Aldermen weree lected from the. Councillors. Besides this, Mr. P. Paynter having been elected in both wards, and Mr. Grenfeß having resigned from conscientious scruples respecting the declaration, a fresh election will take place to fill up the vacancies. ST. IVE S. Notwithstanding the spirited exertions of the Reformers in this town. the local influence of Mr. liaise prevailed, and the new Town-Council consists of men of his choice. HELSTON.—The Reformers have triumphed here, hav ing a majority in the Council. DAVE NT R Y.—lf the information we have received from va rious sources be correct, the conduct of certain official per sonages at the election of Town Councilmen, has been most scandalous and disgraceful. We have seen a let te r fr om a very respectable inhabitant, stating that the poll was taken by the impartial Bailiff on Saturday evening and S unday morn ing.. That though the result, of course, was not announced to the Whigs tilrtwo o'clock on Monday : the state of the ,poll was known to the Tories on the previous morning (Sunday.) For the sake of the authorities at Daventry, we should hope, that the above statements cannot be true. If they are, then the election must be set aside, and the guilty parties be ex posed, not only to the contempt of Northamptonshire, but the execrations of the kingdom. Mr. Geo. : Mallaber was elected Mayor, and Mr. Burton . , Town Clerk. --,Northampton Chron. The lay Tories at Peterborough have been at their dirty tricks again. They some time ago put into the noble founda tion of Deacon's School such a master as, we will venture to say, is not to be equalled in the three kingdoms, merely on account of his being related to a feoffee.—Nor(lianipion Chron. The first act of the new Councillors of. Carlisle as a legal body, was highly creditable .to them. Their first resolution was declaratory of the right of the public to b e admitted to all the meetings of Council. The press will thus be enabled to keep an ever-watchful eye upon • their proceedings, and to sound the tocsin of alarm wheneVer they flag in their course, or forget the principles on. which they were elected.—Car lisle Journal. . DURHAM.—Out of 18 Burgesses returned to the Council, 14 were Liberals, and only 4 Tories. But for want of or ganization amongst the Reformers, not a single .Tory would have been sent to the Council to ; tell that ,body whence he came. In the Ward, where it was expected they would prove most. formidable, they were left in ..a clear minority : the highest Tory was below the lowest Liberal, and the person they intended to have chosen as Mayor polled less by two thirds than the gentleman who is now likely to be elevated to that honourable situation, notwithstanding the holy aid of the Bishop of St. David's and two or three Prebendaries of the Cathedral, who deemed it necessary thus to interfere in behalf of their waning ascendancy. The vacancies caused in the Councils at Sunderland and Stockton, by the choice of Aldermen from the Councillors, are to be supplied by fresh elections. In Durham a different. course has been resolved upon. We think this is wrong in law; as well as in principle and policy.—Darhant Chronicle. . . . THEATRES. COVENT-GARDEN. Last night, Mr. Sheridan Knowles's historical play of William Tell was produced at thiS theatre. The re-appear , ante of this gentleman, whether as actor or author, could hardly fail to produce somewhat more than - usual of that kind ness and warmth of reception with which the public invariably hail the return of an old acquaintance to the stage. Notwith standing the absence of qualities which nature has refused, Mr. Knowles in many parts of the play showed what effect may• be produced upon an audience by deep and lofty feeling above all, by a feeling of that glorious cause for which Tell was prepared to die. In these passages, as in many others, he was loudly applauded. Mrs. W. West sustained the part of Emma, Tell's wife, very respectably. With very few excep tions, we cannot say even so much for the other characters in the peace. After the fall of the curtain Mr. Knowles was loudly called for by the - audience, and loudly cheered when he came forward.. After a short pause, he siud--"Ladies and Gentlemen, I am proud• to stand once molt upon these boards, and prouder still of the kind manner in which you have re ceived•me. All I can say is,'that I shall endeavour to render myself more , worthy of your approbation." ADELPBI. Last night a new burletta, in three acts, from the pen of Mr. Serie, entitled A, Ghost Story, was resented at this theatre to a crowded auditory. The ghost is Will Wishe, bold smuggler (0. Smith), who finds it agreeable and con venient to haunt the cabin of Sally Redbreast (Mrs. Honey), attired in a winding-sheet; and to carry on his illicit designs against the rights of the revenue, and of Sally's lawful hus band, Robin (Mr. Buckstone), under the "safe conduct" of supernatural agency. Some of the spectral visitations and situations, particularly that in which Sally confronts the ghost, were happily managed, and afforded opportunities for a display of the ludicrous, of which the actors did not fail to make the most, and which appeared to be highly relished by the audience. Our space does not at present permit us to enter into corn:. mentary on the merits of the performance, which was, on the whole, very well received, and announced fur repetition amidst general approbation. Q UEEN'S. Yesterday evening a new piece was produced at Mrs. Nis bett's theatre, under the title of One Too Alan,, and which met with but moderate success, its 'merit consisting merely in one incident, which is made too much of, namely—the expec tatiOns of relations on the death of a person. who appears to disappoint them at the time they are anticipating the legacies he is supposed to have bequeathed. This was not well worked out, and the greatest praise that can possibly be bestowed upon it arises from the excellent actin* of Mr. Brooks as Colonel '.Anthony Hawser, and Mr. AylifT's as Captain John Hawser. ST. JAMES'S. A new piece, by the author of Mu Poll and no! Partner Joe, entitled A House Divided, was brought out at this theatre last night. The plot turns upon the domestic differences of a - Mr. and Mrs. Worry (Mr. and Mrs. Selby), who, having married in a hurry, now quarrel at leisure. Why they twat. rel does not very plainly appear, nor do they seem clearly to know themselves. Each loves, but neither makes allowances for, the other, and thus the slightest cause soon ilroves matter •of serious dissension between them. The acting of Mr. and Ws. Selby, as the married couple, was excellent. Forester, as Frank, was lively and effective; Mitchell played the Irish Servant, and Barnett the Nigger, and did as much with their parts as the author permitted. The dialogue, though goad on the whole, was unequal. The piece was announced for repeti tion without a . dissentient ';yojee, ami will doubtless. prove a favourite. It was followed The Waterman, in which Bra ham, as Tom Tug, sang " Did you ne'er hear of a jolly young waterman," " Farewell my trim-built wherry," and " The Bay of Biscay, 0 1" GERMAN PAPERS. VIENNA, DEC. 22.—The Austrian brig Il Genie "Navi galore attempted to put into Dante to repair a leak ; but the English, being afraid of the cholera,- kept her off by -firing cannon-shot at her. She therefore endeavoured to reach Cephalonia, in order to run aground, and so save the cargo ; but she could not, succeed in this, and went down forty miles from the coast. Tile crew escaped in the long boat. The extreme precaution of the, English is the more lamentable, as it was wholly unnecessary. LAKE or GENEVA,: DEC. 19.—Dr. Bowring is now,,at Geneva, completing his researches and .inquiries into the commercial relations of. Switzerland, in fulfilment of the mission which the English Government has given him. If he come here ardent in favour of a. commercial union be tween England, France, and Switzerland against the Ger man commercial union, ho has probably become convinced, in the Northern and North-eastern Cantons, that there at least the matter would be extremely difficult. Nay, even here, where our manufactures would gain considerably by a commercial union and joint tariff with France, we are op poed to any' union, and resolved to'remain neutral. Dr. Bowring, too, appears to speak but in very general terms, and almost:only theoretically, of the advantages of a general freedom of trade, which is nothing new in England and France,' but has not yet been carried into effect. From .all his speeches, it appears that the disadvantages of the Ger man commercial union are the more to both countries, as North America is now carrying on negotiations at Berlin for a commercial treaty with the German Union. MONARCHY OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES.--Mr. H. L. Bulwer's volumes on this subject, form the conti nuation of his work on France, and comprise a body of new facts relative to the state of that nation, which are at once interesting and 'important to English readers of all classes. He passes in review the state of religion in France—the wild theories of the St. Simonians— the reveries .of the Abbe de la Mennais—the laws respecting primogeniture and the division of property—the social condition of France, and the peculiar charm of French society—the different parties of the day in politics, religion morality, and philosophy—the state of the working classes. —the civil and military administration—the Houses of 14e gislaturc—the anomalous school of literature now in v o g ue in Paris —the condition of the periodical press—the new nersecution, &c. These different sections • ' --1 and Der- system. of are throughout illustrated by origioa. sonal Sketches, which the' Author's position 'in . Paris gave him unusual facilities for collectiou, I '', 41 A SPAY, JANUARY 5, I''S. 4 4 BRIGHT OND Y. • Their Majesties and their Royal - relatives conti:lue to AnY good health; but, owing t 9-. the rainy weather, have not been in' public this day. The King gave audience to Lieutenant-General Sir Robot Wilson this morning. Sir Robert will have the honour of dining at the P;;laco this evening. The King honoured Mr. Newton with another sitting this morning for his miniature. Prince Ernest and Prince George of Cambridge left the Palace early this morning, for London. The don. Miss Begot also took her 'departure this morning for London. The King gave audience to Admiral Sir James Whitshed ,and Lieut.-Colonel.Shaw yesterday. Baron Gersdorff was the only invited guest at the Royal dinner table yesterday evening. The Bishop of Worcester was called away from Brighton, in consequence of a severe domestic calamity. The Russian Ambassador, having received the Royal commands to dine at the Palace this evening, had deferred his departure for town till to-morrow. Lord. Eglintoun takes leave of his relatives to-day, to join a bunting party at Melton. Sir Charles Lamb and Lady Montgomery left Brighton this day, for their seat; Beaufort. Captain Pechell, M.P. for this borough, having visited his constituents individually, with what object we know nut, left Brighton on Saturday, for Castle Goring. Baron de Biome, the Danish Minister, quitted` Brighton yesterday for the metropolis. Baron Gersdorif, the Saxon Minister; is Still at the Albion Hotel. COURT CIRCULAR. Count tVAglie, the Sardinian Minister, transacted busi ness yesterday at the of4ce of. Seoretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Viscount Melbourne hai returned to town from Pan shanger, Herts, the residence of Earl Cowper. Tire Earl of Sefton and the Military Secretary to the Commander of the Forces had interviews with his Lordship yesterday afternoon, in Downing-street. Baron d'Ompteda, the Hanoverian Minister, had an in terview yesterday With Lord i Glenelg, at, the Colonial Office. The Postmaster-General had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor_of the Exchequer; in Downing-street. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Count and Countess de Sails, in Carlton-gardens, from Danby Lodge ; Sir Rufane Donkin, in Park-street, from Portsmouth ; Lord and Lady C. Lake, at Bucks, from Brighton ; Viscount Lowther, in Cleveland-row, from the Continent; the Earl of Ttianet, at Hothfield, from ditto; Rev. Lord and Lady John Thynne, at LOngleat, from Bath ; Colonel and Mrs. Henry -Wyndham, at Petworth, from Ripley ; Lady Frances and Miss NV. Wilson, at Chelsea Park, from Andover; Baron and Baroness de Koe, at Rams gate, from the Continent; J. Deacon, Esq., and Mre. Dea con, at the Berner's Hotel, Berners-street, from their seat, Mabledon Park, Kent; H. Drummond, Esq., at ditto, from his seat, Albury Park, Surrey f C. Words north, Esq., and Mrs. Wordsworth, at ditto, from Norwich; the Rev. Wm. Marsfield, at ditto, from Mytton Bryant, Bedfordshire; Broderick, Esq., at ditto, from Ramsgate ; Thoinai Daniels, Esq.,.at ditto, from Hertford ; Rev. N. Chinnery, at ditto. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS. WEDNESDAY. Geological City of London Artists and Amateurs' . conversazione Tu. u asnly. Society of Antiquaries .B, F.M. Royal Society Zoological Society 3, P.M. Fr in. Royal Astronomical Society -. 8 ,r. M. The Honourable . Caroline Georgiana Montagu, youngest daughter of Lord Montagu, is about to bestow her hand on Alexander Hope, Esq., son of Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir . --Alexander Hope, G.C.B. Mr. Mandeville, the' new 'Minister to the Govern ment of Buenos Ayres, has returned from Paris, and is expected to take leave, in a day or two, on his departure for his embassy. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE;---,On Monday wcre married, by special license, C. R. M. Talbot, Esq., of Morgon, Glamorganshire, to the Lady Charlotte But ler, sister of the Earl of Glengall. After the ceremony, the happy couple left Cahir for Mount Shannon, the seat of the Earl of Clare, who, with the Dowager Coun tess of Clare, Lady Isabella Fitzgibbon, the Earl, Coun tess, and DoWagero f Glengall, &c. Sze., were present at the nuptials.—Dublin The competitors for the Scottish - Marquisate and and Earldom of Annandale, who at one time amounted to six or seven, are now reduced to three, viz., J. H. G. John stone, Esq., H. Hope Johnstone,.Esq., M.P. for Dumfries shire, and Sir Frederick Johnstone, Bart.- The .vast estates attached to the Peerage are at-present in the hands of trus tees appointed by, the Earl of Hopetoun. Stephen Martin Leake, Esq., one of the chief clerks in the Treasury, left town yesterday for 'Dublin to assume the office of Vice-Treasurer' of Ireland, vacant by the death of John Smith, Esq. We Understand that the appointment of Mr. Leake is only .temporary.: Sir George Murray will stand for the county of Roxburgh, in the event of an election, in the place of Lord John Scott, who wishes to .retire from Parliament. — Caledonian Mercury. . Rumours have been industriously circulated that it is Mr. C. Tynte's intention to resign the representation of this county. We are aulhorized to give the most unquali fied denial to this impudent assertion, and td state, that not only is Mr. 'Ty me as anxious. - and as able as ever to discharge the duties as our representative, but he is resolved to do so until his constituents think fit to dispense with his services ; and he is too deservedly a favourite to dread a dismiSsal from those he has served so faithfully.—Sherborne Journal. Lord. Eldon, notwithstanding his advanced age, has not relinquished the sports of the. field. During the pre sent season his Lordship has enriched the larders of many his Conservative friends in the metropolis with ample presents of game. The carriage, however, in some in stances, his agents may have forgotten to pay.—From a Morning Paper Correspondent. The lessee of Old Drury has been indefatigable in preparinj , for representation his own version of the Bronze Horse, which is to be acted for the first time at his theatre to-morrow evening. Auber's music is adapted to the English stage by Tom Cooke, who will direct tile orchestra on the occasion. The whole vocal strength of the theatre is engagedin this opera, which, it is said, will be produced with great splendour. Lord'and Lady Sydney proceed shortly from the Marquis of Anglesey's, Beaudesert, for Paris, where they will stay the remainder of the winter, and early in the spring proceed to Italy. Beaudesert is full of company. It is the first Christmas the Noble Marquis has passed in Staf fordshire since his appointment to the Viceroyalty or Ire land in 1830. Lord Win. Paget, the Noble Marquis's second son, who is a Captain in the Navy,, is ,about to pro ceed to Spain as Aide-de-Camp to General Evans. We have pleasUre in mentionbig • a circumstance which shows that Ministers have adopted the sensible rule of bestowing patronage on their friends . ' only. The King r ecently:commissioned one of his Equcries, who is in fre quent, almost constant, attendance on his person, to request one of the Ministers to give a Consulship to see taro per son, not a supporter of tho Ministers ; but the emissary from Brighton was told that; the Government, patronage was reserved for the friends of . 0 9 yernment.--Speciator. Colonel Napier, the eloqbent historian of the Penin sular war, has declined the honour of standing for the city of Glasgow, the representation - of ivhich will be vacated on the meeting of Parliament by the resignatithi of the pre sent excellent member, Mr. Colin Dunlop. Such a repro sentatve as the Reformers of Dundee- found in Sir H. Parnell, though known to them at first onlpas a public man, such we have no doubt the Reformers'sif' GlaAgow will finch in Lord William Bentinck, if they should secure his ser vices.-Cakdonicin Mercury. The eldest daughter of the Baron de Rothschild is gone .to the Continent, on a visit to her uncle, the foreign ,partner of that wealthy house. Rumour says that this hand some! and accomplished young lady is about to be united to ler cousin abroad. At Holkham Hall, the mansion of Mr. Coke, in Norfolk, , great gaiety prevails. From Christmas - eve until f iwelfthNight, a perpetual succession of guests have ar rived or arc expected. The Conservative Club will take poisession of their new house in Pall-Mall about the end of the present month. The most active preparations are making to get it in readiness. A dinner is to take place on the occasion, when a numerous attendance of the members is expected. , GRAN'roN . HARBOUR.—A railway for conveying stones fyom Craigleith quarry, to be used in the erection of Granton Harbour, is now completed, and everything be tokens a determination on the part of the Duke of Bac dough to go rapidly forward with that work. The site of the proposed harbour is visited daily by numerous parties attracted thither by the operations now in progress.-- Scotsman. It has,been remarked that the statement published. on Friday of the .exportation of the precious metals from the port of London during the previous year is incomplete,in asameh pis no mention is made of the importations of the same commodity, asd no comparative result can be obtained. In answer to this, all we can say is, that the importations of the prdcious metals is never inserted in any of the published lists, and there are no means, therefore, of ascertaining them' correctly. The lists, as now published, are very incomplete in this respect, and it is much to be wished that snm, .49u, slpuid. be made. T" SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTEIiSA Lir,' S. TIIE POTITLAND I'6 P. 4 to i cgst INIr. Bowes's Ulundi;;—taken. THE DERBY. Considering the badness of the field, and the general dulness with which:the speculation on this race has been characterised, the bef tic, yesterday afternoon was tolerably brisk. The Babel colt and Tatslite.er Were' backed freely at odds considerably below the last quotation ; Whaley also sprung several points in con.scluence of his recent arrival at Newmarket. Nothing was done about the three fiVoiiiites, although the offers against them exceeded the last week's prices. The following were the odds at the close of the room :- 6 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's lot.—offered 1 i to 1 nit Mr. E. The .I!trummv—oil' ,, r; d 15 to I agst Lord Chesterfield's Babel colt—taken Freely 20 to 1 agst Mr. Chitney's Brother to Emiliana 2'o to 1 agst Batson 's Taishtuer--taken 25 to 1 agTt Mr. Ridadale's Neva colt—a'Sercd 2.71 to I :Igst Mr. 11.bin-,on's'Wh. , loy—tn.!ce 39 30 to 1 ag.:t Lord Chesterfield's Weighton-'-,taken 1,000 to 20 agst Mr. Allen's Master of the Rolls—taken (25 to 1 afterwards betted against Brother to Erniliana). Ten horses arc entered for the Newmarket St. Leger.. THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER. - The following horses were entered for the St. Leger after our pared icit Yuri; on Friday evening, making the entire nominations '76 : Lord Chesterfield's b. c. Weigliton, by 13ruterisie, out of Horn sea's dmn ; Lord Chesterfield's b. c- L Zingani:e, out of Babel ; Mr. l3mvos's b. c. The Cauld Lad - of 'Hilton, own Brother to Mario ; Mr. Bowes's br. f. The Gegra Maid, by Longwaist, dam by Muley, out of Lady Erne; Mr. Singleton's b. c. Resurrection, by Young Phantarn, darn by Oisean, out of Sister to Prime. Minister ' • Mr. Tilburn's ch. c. Gladiator, by Partisan , out of ,Pauline,' by hoses; Mr. W. Scott's b. f. Skilful, by Partisan, out of Scratch, by S'iebin; Mr. Kirby's -br: c. Keyingham, by Young Blacklock, dam .by Tramp; Wormald's ch. f. Zelinda, by Velocipede, out of Shoehorn; Mr. W. Armitage's b. f. Vesper, by Velocipede; out of Craiy Jane; Mr. W. Armitage's b. c. by Velocipede, out of Bar tolozzi, by. Tramp; Mr. Robinson's b. c. Lothringer,., by Lottery, out of Mrs. Clark ; Sir J. Boswell's hr. c. Plunder', bs Jciy, out of Snowball; Sir J. Boswell's ch. f. Sunbeam, by Vanish; out of Ultima, by Bourbon ; General Sharpe's ch. c. Sadek, by Malek, out of Fair Helen; Mr. T. Dawson's b. c. Locomotive ' by WaVer ley, out of Minimia ,• Mr. Dawson's b. f. Fair Jane, by Jerry, out, of Prodigious; Mr. J. Stable's gr. c. Hawk Eye , by M'Adam, dam by LOttery ; Mr. H. Claridge's b. f. • Aveline, by Jerry, . out. of Adelicia; Me. Osbaldeston's b..c. by Velocipede, out of Peter Pin dar's dams Mr. Skipsev's br. c. The Bard, by Waverley, out . of Castrellina; Mr. Heseltino's b. c. by Lottery, out of Madame Sagoi.rMr. S. L. Fox's bi. c. Black Ham. blcton, by . St. Nicholas, out of Thunderbolt; Mr. S. L. Fox's -b. c. The Carpenter, by Lottery, darn'by-Cha,mpignon; Mr. Gully's b. f. Princess .Victoria, by Langar or Falcon; out of Lady peorgiana ; Mr. C. Greenwood's' b. f. by BrutandOrf; out Of Sister to Swinton; Mr. T. Gascoissne's br. c. Wallace, by Lottery , out of Jer ry 's d a m. ; -Mr. .Attwood's'b. f. Theana, by, Waverley, out of the Earl's dam; Mr. Mostyn's br. c. by BattlOdore, out of olereandotti, by Muley. The following nominations closed at the same time:— The Champagne States of 50 sous. each, h. ft., for two years-old; colts, 6st. 51b; fillies, Bst: 31b; the winner to give six dozen of Champagne to the .Doncaster Racing Club. From the Red House to the Ending Post. • Lord Kelburne's bl. c. by Jerry, dam by Ardrossan or Rubens, out of Queen of Hearts ' • Colonel Crawibrd.'s hr. c. Sinbad, by Priam, out of Mermaid ; Colonel Crawford's b. f. by' Vsiltaire, dam by Figaro, grandam by Whisker,•Jack• Spigot's dam ;. Mr. Hoeldss worth's b. c. Combat, by Ca' lion, out of Miss 'M: ltley; Duke of Leeds's b. c. Rubicon, by Waverley, out of Mrs. ,Rye ; Duke of Leeds's b. e. Wrestler, by Waveyrley, dam by Reveller; out of Lis sette ; Duke of Leeds's - b. ff Hamptonia, by The Colonel, out of Belvorina ; Major Yarborough's b. c. The Doctor, by . Dr. Syntax, out of Sister to . Zohrab ; Lord Chesterfield's b. c. by 'The Colonel, out of Miss Clifton; Lord Chesterfield's b. c. Capulet, by Phantom, out of Quadrille; Colonel Auson's b. c. Jerecd, by Sultan, out of My Lady ; Mr. J. 'Sebtt's ch. Brother t o Elis, by Lan g ar ; Mr. G. Clark's-b. c. bs-- Lottery, dam by Whisker, grandam by 'Walton, out of Marmion's, slam ; M.. 11. Wormald's ch. c. Fiesehi, Brother to Rapid, by VeloCiPede, out of Mopsa; Sir J. Boswell's b. c. Calen dar, by Canteen, out of Ham'oletonia •,. Mr. Rhodes's b. c. by Vol taire, out of Carlton's dam ;,Mr. M. Foulis'igr. f. Eaglet., by Fal con, out of De Roos's dam ; Mr. Osbaldeston's b. f. Partisan, out of Pomona (bought of Lord Lowther) ; Mr. S. L. Fixes bi. c. The Doctor, by Doctor Syntax, dam by Lottery ; Mr.' Attwoocl's gr. c.. Chute, by Argantes, out of Francesca. The Gascoigne Stakes of 100 soya. each, 30 ft., for three vears - old ;" colts„bst.6'.b ; fillies, Sat. 31b. The winner of the St.' Leger Stakes to carry 41b. extra. • St. Leger Course. , Mr. W.• Armitage'- b. f. Vesper, by Velocipede,. out of Crazy Jane ; Mr. S. L. Fox's b. c. Black Hambleton, by St. NiCholas; Mr. Gascoigne's br. c. Wallace, by Lottery, out of Jerry's alam. Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, for twosyrs- - -old colts, Sat. 51b. ; and fillies ' Bst. 111 b. T. Y. C. Mr. Blakelock's 1)1: f. Caries :by Waverley, out of Fanny, by Osmond, grandam by. Calton ~.lUr. Greenhill's f. Emma, - by Mi nos, darn by Proselyte, grandam by Stamford ; Mr. Whitelock's b. f. by Waverley, nut of Gin, by Juniper ; Duke of Cleveland's br. c. by Voltaire, out of Matilda ; Duke of Cleveland's f. by Emi lius, out of. Maria ; Lord Kelburne's bl. e. by Jerry, dam by Ar drossan, grandam by Rubens, out of' Queen of Hearts-; Mr. Peirse's br. c. Brother to Elizabeth , by Waverlev ; Mr. Vausit tart's be. c. by Catton, out of Darioletta ; Mr. _'l'. Powlett's f. by Priam, out of Miss Fanny's dam, by Orville;. Colonel Craw ford's br. c. Sintad, by Priam, out of Mermaid, sister to The' Mole ; Mr. HouldSWorth's b. C. Combat,' by Catton, cot of Miss Maltby. ' Mr. Houldsworth's b. C. dam, Brother to David, by Cat ton; Duke of, Leeds's „b. c. Rubicon, by Waverley, out uf Mrs: Rye ; Duke of Leeds's b. c. Lothario, Brother 'to LOt, •by Lot tery; Duke'ef Leeds's b. f. Melioro, by Waverley, of Lady Mowbray ; Duke •of Leeds's ch. 1. ,Darling, by Actaeon, out of Jenny Mills'; Lord Chesterfield's br. c. by Muley, out of *olio ; Lord Chesterfield's b. c. by Stilton, out of Rachel ; Mr. 13owes'a Brother to Mundirs, by Cotton ; Mr. J. Scat's ch. c. by Langar', out of EnSigrant's darn ; General Sharpe's eh. c. Mirza, by ..Malek, out of Leda; Mr. Dawson's br. c. Bonny Jack, by Jack Spigot,' out of Fair Jane's dam'; Lord Chesterfield's b. c. by The Colonel, out of Miss Clifton . ; Ar. S. King's b. c. Vernal, .by Actreon, out of Melrose's dam ; Mr. Skipsey's br. c. Slashing Harry, by Vol taire, out of Arinette ; Mr. S. L. Fox's b. 1. Teresa, out of Lady of the Tees ; Mr. A. Bocver's b. c. Lord Stafford, by 'Langar, darn by Waxy. • The Filly Stakes of 20 sore. each, with 20 added from the Corpo ration of Doneastes, for three-yrs-old fillies, Bst. 41b. each. Sr: Leger_ Course. Mr. Orde's bay Bee's Wing, by Dr. Styntax, out of Miss Fanny's dam ' • Mr. T. 0. Powlett's Sister to Francesca, by. Pa rtisan, out. of Miss Fanny's, dam; Duke of Leeds's bay Rubino, by Waverley, out Of Mrs Rye ; Mr. Allen's bay Promise, by Mu latto, out of Prospective; Mr. Dawson's bay Fair Jane, Jerry, out of Prodigious ; Mr. H. Claridge's bay Adeline, by Jerry, out of Adelicia ; Me. S. L. Fox's bay Miss Laura, by Lottery, out of Britinnia ; 'Mr. Gascoigne's bay. Thomasina, by Brutandorf, out of Zobrab's dam. The SearbOrough Stakes of 30 sovs, - each, 10 ft. ; for three-yrs old colts, Set. 61b. ; fillies, Sst. 31b. The winner of the St. Leger Stakes to carry 71b. extra. One mile. Mr. T. Hill's b f. Weasel, by Luzborough, out of Snare ; Lori] Eglinton's gr. c. Wizard, .by 'Ben Ledi, -.out of Spaewife ; Mr. Blakciock's hi. c. The Black Diamond, out of Harnbletonian ' • Mr. Orde's b. f. Bee's Wing', by- Dr.' Syntax , out of Tomboy's dam ; Mr.- St. Paul's br. or ro. ! c, by Lottery, dam by : Orville; Lord Kelburne's ch. f. by Actaeon, dam by Ardrossan; - Mr. Peirse's b. f. Elizabeth, by WaVerley; out tif: Swiss's darn ; Mr. Vansittart na. b. c. Master of the Rolls, by Lottery, - out of Medora.; Mr. E. Allen's b. f. Promise, by Mulatto., Out of Prospective; Ms. Ro binson's b. c. Lothringer, by Lottery, out of Mrs. Clarke; Mr. S. Boswell's ch. f. Sunbeam, by Varnish, out of •Ulima; Mr. .1, Bo*. well's br. c. Plunder, by Jerry, out of Snowball; Mr, T.' Daw son's b. c. Locomotive, by Waverley, • out of 31inimar, I P, i'meral Sharpe's ch. c. Sadek, by Malek, out of Fair Helen ; Lord Wil ton's b. f. by Maley, out of Bequest ; Mr. S. c. Carpenter, by Lottery, dam by Champignon ; , Mr. S.. L. ,Fox's br. c. Curioni, by .Waverley, out of Catgut ; Mr. Gully's b. f. Princess Victoria, by Langar or Falcon, ont of Lady Georrsiat:O; Mr. Gascoigne's b. 'Thornasina, by Brutandorf, nut of Zohrab's lam; Mr. Bell's b. f. Zibctta, by Langer, dam by Clinker. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. The King's Stag Hounds meet on Friday atthe Magpies, Houns low Heath—half-past 11. • The Cheshire Hounds on Wednesday at DuLion Heath ; Thnrs•.. day, at Duddon Heath; Saturday, at The Smoker, Tabler The East Sutsex• Hounds on Thursday at Roddine.ean Hytbe barn ; Saturday, at the King's Head, Albourne—qr. .The Llanblithian Harriers ou Friday at CrosseMttit-half-p. 10. Mr: Morgan's Houuds on, aturday at Bas•ialat .Garth—at 11. Tho York and Ainsty Hounds on Thursday at rem Hammerton; Saturday, at Craike—hf-p. 10. The liddlcthorp HoundsonFriday at: North Grimstort—ilf-p.lO. Ld Harewood's Hounds on Friday at Bickerton Viliage—hf-p. 10. The Bedale Hounds on Friday at &dale; Saturday, at Wadap— half-past 10. The Cleveland 'rounds on Thursday at Upsa'.l-11f-p. 10. The PantyLendy Hounds on Thursday at Casaogorfod Gate-9. The Tivyside' HOinidi on' Friday at ICennarth Ifridge—hr-p. 10. Pembrokeshire Hounds On .Thursday at Bpulston —at 10. The Duke of Beaufort's Hounds on Thursday at Shiptor. Wood ; Saturday, at Cross Hands-10. The Whi ‘ tAold Harriers on ,Tharsday Appericy Maypole. The Novent on Saturday at the Kennel. Sir Oipe's Hounds on Saturday at E',i•shot—hf-p. 10. The Cheit erfi eld Harriers on Friday at Race Common-10. Mr. Giles's Hounds on Thtirsiayat Staunton Swan—at 10. The .Monmouthshire Hounds on Saturday at Laneilan Bridge. Mr. Carr's,Honnds on Thursday at Beast Common—at 10. Mr. Coliain's.Hounds on Thursday at Asladd Farm—half-Mast Sir W. C: rev's Hounds on Saturday at Sandy Gate—lif.-p.lO. Captain Weir's HarrierS on Saturday, at Ridgeway-- at 10. Sir AI. Ridley's Hounds on Friday at Kirkheaton—hi-p,lO. ' " The Calewmd Hounds on Friday at Detchant—half-past:lo. The Aluwiek Honndi on Thursday at Dunstan Square-=at 10. The Haydon Hounds on Saturday at West Dipton— at 9. The Hurworth Hounds on Friday at Moore Bank—at 10. PIhEON MATCH AT BIRMINGTIAM. corn an svinptoty - - The annual match for a superb Cup and Cover, with a Snuff-box as the second prize, came off on Wednesday. -All the crack shots of the vicinity were present, and it was a fine day's play. The terms of the match were, charge limited to two ounces, twentp•tine yards from the trap. Twenty-four gentlemen contested the match. Mr. Partridge was the winner of the cup, killing eight of his birds. Mr. Blackmoor won the snuff-box by killing six. THE JOY OF lIILDHOOD is a very beautiful en. graving after Lawrence, which bas been much admired in the new " Book of Gems."—" The merits o° this work perfectly justify the title which has been beStowed upon its high sounding and pretending as that title may strike the reader. It is really a ' Book' of .Gems,' the illustrations are taken from the productions of such artists as Reynolds, Lawrence, Wilkie, Westmacott, &c. It will be apparent at a glance that there is as much of originality as of good taste in the planning of the book, every portion of which is exceedingly well executed."— Mlles. AN IMPRUDENT INIARMAGE.--In that ekcellent novel, " My Aunt Pontypool," the leading circumstanc of the story consist of an imprudent marriage. miseries of a supposed disinherited son. " 1. ' ~, (and they are numerous) are 83—' • tie c ;Ind theharacters, are placed in situation- -" t o, bon... i•-• ..., ul great iitraembleynt by c alling lie author seeks not to fix attention . excitement ...- ..,,,,era- persons, with some drawn,bot l- i abroad and t and h . e y _ ..... anportations. of. the precious the scene of action, he introduces us to p to his aid the charm of fiction, but making the present time My Aunt Metals ' for the past : 'year have no dOtibt eoiisiderably ex- of whom every body is more or less acquainted. ceedcd the exports.—.2lforifili Pver, l'Qutypool is no stranger to us all, FRENCH and AMERICAN QUESTION. (1 1 :7,1n r!, ,s Debat.o , 1 , Whoever- is .cnverra t • riOi the charact(r of: Pi:et.:;:icut .liicks'en:vvill ext,brien::e an agreeable st;rprise in rt ading the late .Message. • , . • I As regards ....-1..,..,tie' ct ,r,‘ , l ,Qtle of that document is Prance has hecoaecusterned moikr , l „ . - 1 11; 1 2 ,k;,: j •nkl:;: , :,. o, :' , t . .:43 , : W.:AC. • kv , ; therela clis luscc.:l: :', , : .'Li ; j,; - 01? 1.1;;;:i consideration, at wliich we are not to‘hn .;u1.1)-1.>e.::,lor to this sentiw:cot, and will net easily get rid of the habit, however singular may be the contrast between the com plexion of the late Message and that of December, 114. Oae thing seems' certain, that even the , President ii at• the present moment entertaining the hope and the dc:ire that the difference which has arisen betwe;la. two great nations may be brought to an honourable conclusion, both for the one and tile other. If he has exhibited ibis year tome De ;rrit'ibirt-- r';# l, Frfusco it was only r;ainst A.n-mrican opposition in genenil, imtL ecpeeittlly inst the Sniatc, for having la3t 3 - c•ar rA'us:fd an cxtraor inary grant of z,000,000 dollar; for the fortifications. Thd French Government having accepted the amendment of General Valaze, was forced to wait for explications. Mr, Livingston hastened to offer a certain number, but At lii own responsibility. We subsequently find the President, declaring that the Course adopted by the American ~ ..linhter " had revived his sanction arid his entice approbation." Lie that " this approbation weal . hai . e been at any',lme comrniinieitted te the French ,Goveltment hail it 11,2eu•ai c,..diy • dernanded.". He protests rgain . st the interpre tations given to his previoim Inessa,.;e. ; and he- d ec ip e4 that "an afternpt to. extort .frorn the,feLrs of the French nation anythirrg inconsistent with its f(2.3!ings of justice would have been fatije and.ridiculous." We are net, Lowever,to suppose that this document noes not contain some obscure passages and omhiguous expres- . s i ons , For instance, IvQ d 6 not :.enderstand the•purnoL of the following - words :—" treaty-onc e put into ere s eution by France, there Will remain but £e . ...„,7 eruies•of misunder standing between the two countries, trothing.butwhat must yield to a pacific and enlightened _policy," Stc. But it is well known that. the above constitutes a di/dimity from wliieh American documents, notwithstanding their extreme pro- fixity, are never exempt. With regard to the which General Jackson has thought: Prorer to male in favour of the . fecl . Mg of na tional self-respect of the United States, we can by DO means feel offended ; for ire could never think it wrong in. the President to emplythe same precautions with respect; to the vanity of his countrymen, as he has so often put into, practice in .our own ease, The Ivorld is no loUgeT• constituted rk3 at the period of -Louis XIV., who thought he had the rlp,ht of enchaining slaves around the foot of his statne. Were we anxion3 to pass for advocates of peace at any price, we EliGuM avow that the dignity of a great People .col - isisted in not forcing others to sacrifice .theirs. • It would be silly to 'appear offended because General Jackson thangl.t fit to tickle the national pride of the American's With: A few high-sounding expressions, or a few military reminiztences, or a pompous detail of their warlike resources. ;Representative Governments have all a certain number of wants, to which they th•lst be resigned ; as well abroad, as at home. Geae4 Jackson is obliged to hutimur the paSsions aud . prejudices of the democracy wbich raised piesiaency, the same way as the Mbiisters of the King of the French my. i:del-the necessity of sacri ficing their feelinat:to the Parliam3ntary.maj or ity by whom they were made Ministers. The patriotic decia mationS of President Jackson, if he had ventured on any, would have been nothing more nor less than the natural consequence of the adoption . of the amendment of General yalaz6 by the Ministry, although it had previously de clared, by the mouth of the Minister of Finance, that the Message' OF 1834, not having received the . sanction of the Congress, was only the , echo of the private opinions of the President, for which opinions neither the Government nor the people of•the United States ouglit to be made respon sible. In the Message are annomiced various demands for con siderable sums, for.the purpose of increasing the navy, and for completing the unfinished fortifications along the coast.. Considering that we had taken the initiative with respect to augmenting the nary, and as our coast fortifications have been for some time 'in a gOod state; mi. Love no rea son, to find fault with the display of :bresight on the part of the American. Government, anti we could have no ground for viewing it as a symptom of an approaching rupture. It is important to remark that these, grants are to be raised not by means of new taxes, but solely by the surplus. revenue now existing in the !ruericau Treasury, and wbia amounts to nc:ayly 100,000,000 . dollars. It is true that General Jackson absolutely refuses to Under 'a certain form, the reparation demanded by the French Government, alleging it to be, his convictioni, that such ,sewation vu ;id be iuzensistentzith the, Ame rican constitution, and with t AC independence and govern-, meat Of the people of Liierica. But . it has not appeared that the *French Qovernment had even peliited , dui: the particular ferl - a ereparation, and, at all events, it is of little coniequence, The material object is, that a rc,pat:ation should the made,—that it be arcropriate and expliei:. it appears to us, that this exphet, appropriate, an 1 unde niable reparation is contained- in the Message-which has just been received. - In order to determine what meaniug,Franee ought to at tribute to the Message, it would be essentially requisite to ascertain the exact impression which it product, in Ame rica. If the Americans interpret• it in the 'light of an ex planation ; if they understand the words pronounced from the President's Chair 'ati antoueLg to a reparation, and offer them to us as- such, why should we refuse to receive them in the same sense ? But however hazardous it . would be to venture on any prophetic observations after the lapse of only eight days, we, think we safely predict that throughout 'America all . friends' of order—all those inte rested for the prosperity' of the country—the lovers of peace and eVery honourable man, will have received the Message With grateful satiSfaCtion. When the courier sa anxiously expected shall have conveyed it to New York,-New Or leans, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, and. Cincinnati, public opinlen will no doubt be that the misunderstanding with 'France is on the point of being satisfacterily arranged. It will boa subject of congratulation to them to observe the modifications which had taken place in thn,ideas,„or t y. least in the tone, of General Jackson, and the will 'oe de lighted.on learning the efforts made by his frienS; i4,UTpar ticularly by -Mr. Van Buren, to induce that inflexible old gentleman to desist from his menacing attitude, and for the first time in his life to retreat after he had audaciously put hitnsell forward. • A war between France and America would be the heigh. of folly. Were such event to take place, all Europe could not indulge irA sufficient laughter. It would, indeed, be a subject of: joy to all the enernie;: of liberty throughout the uniyen e , and at the same time the signal of despair to at:l:no:lovers of freedom. One Message can suflice tore pair the injury done by a previous one. The pride of France should be directed to another quarter. The Ame ricans are destined .to become a nation of tho Chit order, in. fact, they are so at present, according to general acknow ledgment. " However, in point of military prowess they are as yet but novices, notwithstanding their excessive p:eten sinus on this point, and our fourteen centuries of glory can not be effaced by the petulftnt sorties of this infant Her eule,. We arc, therefore,. very ready to admit what we think ought to be the general opinion in Anicrica- 7 namely, that the late 'message of the President is of a nature to lead to the' adinstMent of the differences . existing 'between the two countries. 1 It would appear t'ot for the last five years a paelfie Providence has watched over the destinieS'of the world, and took a pleasure in frustratimr, those warlike combinations which might at one time le excited by a vain disquie, tude, and at other by the ebullitions of some absolute monarchs, and sometimes by . , the whims of the dc- •"- moci:tley. Mor • than twenty tunes during these five years 'Was it supposed that it would be necessary to come to • the last expedient of Kings and people—more than :twenty ,times has a rupture appeared inevitable between the north and the south—between western and eastern: Europe—between the old and the new World ; but on mat . occasion an irresistible force, to which it must be adinited the wisdom of our Government mainly: contributed, has_ calmed the impending storm, and has once more consoli-''- dated„ peace, and insured the triumph of the , •.enius of commerce. 4 There arc some optimists who contend that, this restnt exclusively owing to the progress of human morality. 07- posed to them are others who pretend that interests 'alone govern the present age, and that the Preservation of general peace is entirely to attributed to the unbridled mercan tile spirit which now pervades the world. Whatever be the cause which spares the e ffusion of blood and prevents frightful collisions, we must acknowledge its. authority, and bless it at the same time. - If interests are at: the present day the law of the world , if . commer ce rearn wields the sceptre in conjunction w i tia the posvers time and the laws have adopted, let us cong ra t u l a t e our selves that we are in the enjoyment oi tranquil days, during which we may analyze at leisure live contradictory 'interests ' which divide society, se tha t wet•Anay be able t o r e conc il e: them, and open to commerce that new field which it i m p e riously demaP[,),s., which it w ou ld be imprudent to re fuse tr so 'powerful an advocate. At the Vice-Regal ball last Thursday, ufrxrcls. of 800 per sops attelalcd. Lord William Paget, ‘3 , 110 is a Captain in clic - navy, lately commanding the Winchester, is said to 'nave volun teered his service for the Queen of Spui", 3 'Lnd that. he has received an appointrneut 4kl the Star "of General Evans. Baron de Rottenburgh, brother Lady William Paget commands the rifio ° I 'M, W e tEC bead , :quartors of the British ©ti.